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AtricleZine - Stop Settling - Live Your Best Life Now!
I have interviewed candidates at all levels with major corporations and the federal government for over 8 years, and am still struck on a daily basis at how many applicants look great on paper, have all the skills, but can't make it through an interview.It is typical that most applicants spend a lot of time preparing their written job application, but don't put the same time and effort into preparing for the interview. But, a candidate who prepares well and presents well at an interview will always win out over candidates with similar credentials and experience. To help you ace your next job interview, I've turned the interview process inside out with a list of 30 ‘must do's' that will help you win over interviewers like myself.Do confirm all important details such as time and location the day prior to the interview.Do some background research, or review the research you have already completed. By the time you attend the interview you should be reasonably well acquainted with the organisation and the type of work they do, as well as the details of the position. Do dress accordingly. While it is true that the rules of dress in the workplace have changed in recent years, in most cases you will still be expected to wear a suit and tie (if you are male) to an interview. I once heard it said that you should dress in the workplace according to wh
And though we become experts at griping about our situations, we never become skilled at examining our underlying beliefs that keep us in these situations. We didn't learn to stop and ask, "What is important to me in this particular situation?" or, "What do I value here and what do I really want?"
But as young children we learned why we shouldn't ask for what we wanted. The looks and actions of th
We are living in an e-age where everybody wants to sale their product or services through Internet. In the physical world your interacting behavior and friendly relationship can create a better avenue for selling your products. Your face to face interaction can completely convince an individual to buy your product.But in the internet world everything is different. You just get 10 seconds to grab a visitor's attention who may turn into your customers. Your only way of interaction with your customers is your sales copy. So it must be a copy which really generates sales. It's not an easy task to make your visitor pull out their credit cards out of their pocket.Are you also thinking of selling your products or services on net? Well it’s a great decision. Now what points you should consider when creating a sales copy for your product or services. Here it is:1. Head line:Head line is most important part of your web copy. In fact a great headline is 90% success of your sales page. When somebody comes to your site, usually you have only 10 seconds to grab his attention. Most people will make a decision about reading your sales page in less than 10 seconds. If your headline is compelling enough to grab your visitor’s attention they will stay otherwise they will go to other website.>> Tell about the biggest benefit of your product in headline.>> Create some serious problem and tell your visitors that you can solve their problem.
There are a couple of reasons we find that people settle for less. Usually it's either out of fear or because they are disconnected from their values.
When it's fear it can be: fear of failure, fear of loss of acceptance, fear of the unknown, or the big one: fear being disappointed. Fear often leaves people cynical and resigned that things could ever be better, and doubtful that they can have what they truly want. But recognizing that you've become cynical can be a good thing.
"A cynical person is just a very passionate person who is trying to avoid being disappointed again." - Benjamin Zander, The Art of Possibility
If you think about it, you would have to care very deeply in the first place in order to become cynical. Apathy simply wouldn't generate the kind of energy that truly cynical people seem to have.
These weeds of fears and disconnection from our values take root in the garden of our lives at a very young age. They are fertilized by a life of being told what to think, what's right and what's wrong, what's good and bad, and what's appropriate and inappropriate. Before long these weeds start to choke out our hopes and expectations as we are rewarded for obeying and punished for disobeying and we learn to settle for less and less.
Authority figures tell us what is THE TRUTH and we learn to believe what they say - OR ELSE. And somewhere along the line we take these truths on as our own.
We aren't arguing against the value of cultural wisdom or tradition in this article. We are simply pointing out some of the negative effects of not being taught to think critically and to determine what is important to us for ourselves.
Since we aren't taught how to determine what's most important to us, we easily become disconnected from an internal sense of our own values. This prevents us from discovering what is truly important to us, moment by moment in our daily lives - how to live our best life now.
And though we become experts at griping about our situations, we never become skilled at examining our underlying beliefs that keep us in these situations. We didn't learn to stop and ask, "What is important to me in this particular situation?" or, "What do I value here and what do I really want?"
But as young children we learned why we shouldn't ask for what we wanted. The looks and actions of tho
A hyperlink, also called simply "a link", is a reference in a hypertext document to another document or other resource. It is an integral part of the hypertext transfer protocol (http) for the World Wide Web, but it is used also in offline documents, such as .pdf (portable document file, Adobe Acrobat native format) and in .XML (extended markup language). Hyperlink can be used to capture content and save it, view it as a separate document or display it as a part of the reference document.The history of the hyperlinkThe history of the hyperlink began in 1965. Theodore Nelson in "the Xanadu Project" transposed the idea from a fictional microfilm cross-referencing system into the computer world. In a series of books and articles published from 1964 through 1980 the general concept was changed from linking whole microfilm pages to connecting specific lines of computer text.The primary concept was intended to be used on single computer, however introduction of the DARPA network transformed the idea into creating links between documents and files stored on several networked computers. The idea of connecting parts of a single document via hyperlink arose independently, but was quickly merged into the hyperlink system. Both concepts together were fundamental in creating World Wide Web.How does a hyperlink work?A hyperlink has two ends, called anchors, and a direction. The link starts at the source anchor and points to the destination anchor. However, the name
When it's fear it can be: fear of failure, fear of loss of acceptance, fear of the unknown, or the big one: fear being disappointed. Fear often leaves people cynical and resigned that things could ever be better, and doubtful that they can have what they truly want. But recognizing that you've become cynical can be a good thing.
"A cynical person is just a very passionate person who is trying to avoid being disappointed again." - Benjamin Zander, The Art of Possibility
If you think about it, you would have to care very deeply in the first place in order to become cynical. Apathy simply wouldn't generate the kind of energy that truly cynical people seem to have.
These weeds of fears and disconnection from our values take root in the garden of our lives at a very young age. They are fertilized by a life of being told what to think, what's right and what's wrong, what's good and bad, and what's appropriate and inappropriate. Before long these weeds start to choke out our hopes and expectations as we are rewarded for obeying and punished for disobeying and we learn to settle for less and less.
Authority figures tell us what is THE TRUTH and we learn to believe what they say - OR ELSE. And somewhere along the line we take these truths on as our own.
We aren't arguing against the value of cultural wisdom or tradition in this article. We are simply pointing out some of the negative effects of not being taught to think critically and to determine what is important to us for ourselves.
Since we aren't taught how to determine what's most important to us, we easily become disconnected from an internal sense of our own values. This prevents us from discovering what is truly important to us, moment by moment in our daily lives - how to live our best life now.
And though we become experts at griping about our situations, we never become skilled at examining our underlying beliefs that keep us in these situations. We didn't learn to stop and ask, "What is important to me in this particular situation?" or, "What do I value here and what do I really want?"
But as young children we learned why we shouldn't ask for what we wanted. The looks and actions of th
Health insurance is especially important because of the high cost of health care these days. But the types of coverages available, and how much you pay, can vary quite a bit. Here are some things to think about if you are shopping for health insurance online.1. Determine the most serious needs for you and your family. These would most likely be whatever could cause the biggest financial disaster in case of injury or illness. For example, do you need broad coverage for medical, hospital and surgical expenses?2. Determine what other important features of health insurance coverage you need. For example, is it important to have preventative care in addition to catastrophic care? Do you need prescription drug coverage?3. Decide if you want a fee-for-service plan or a managed care plan. With a fee-for-service policy, you usually pay for the services – such as a doctor visit – and then submit a claim form to the health insurance company to reimburse you for the expenses that they cover. The amount they reimburse may range from 100 percent to 80 percent of the costs. Also, you usually have a deductible and a maximum yearly limit to coverage. With a managed care plan you become a member of a HMOs, PPOs or POS organization. You receive financial incentives – such as no deductibles – with these plans and in return you typically must use the doctors and service providers in their networkWhen you start comparing plans between different health insurance companies con
These weeds of fears and disconnection from our values take root in the garden of our lives at a very young age. They are fertilized by a life of being told what to think, what's right and what's wrong, what's good and bad, and what's appropriate and inappropriate. Before long these weeds start to choke out our hopes and expectations as we are rewarded for obeying and punished for disobeying and we learn to settle for less and less.
Authority figures tell us what is THE TRUTH and we learn to believe what they say - OR ELSE. And somewhere along the line we take these truths on as our own.
We aren't arguing against the value of cultural wisdom or tradition in this article. We are simply pointing out some of the negative effects of not being taught to think critically and to determine what is important to us for ourselves.
Since we aren't taught how to determine what's most important to us, we easily become disconnected from an internal sense of our own values. This prevents us from discovering what is truly important to us, moment by moment in our daily lives - how to live our best life now.
And though we become experts at griping about our situations, we never become skilled at examining our underlying beliefs that keep us in these situations. We didn't learn to stop and ask, "What is important to me in this particular situation?" or, "What do I value here and what do I really want?"
But as young children we learned why we shouldn't ask for what we wanted. The looks and actions of th
The first type of ad which you can write is based on having high standards and knowing what you want and don't want. Women will respond to it because it shows that you have character and aren't willing to take whatever you can get your hands on. For example:"I am interested in meeting a classy woman with taste, and who has more than one thing going for her (ie. looks). It is equally important that she is respectful but also knows how to let her hair down and show the wild side she has been repressing all week at the office.I like women that understand things in their own way and aren't clones. If you are a clone then please skip to the next ad. Do it now.But if you have something more going on, then we might be a good match..."In the second type of ad you apply a different, but equally effective, philosophy. Say a lot with little. You display an attitude that she has to search for in order to understand. This attitude is related to the dark and mysterious, where you are indifferent and have nothing to prove. For example:"Interested in hanging out with someone cool, who can make me laugh, and has interesting points of view. Lots going on, so it would be nice to share some quality time with someone when I am able to make the time for more than the mediocre."As you can see, both show very different approaches one can take. Experiment and see what happens.Copyright © 2006 Vittorio Norman
Authority figures tell us what is THE TRUTH and we learn to believe what they say - OR ELSE. And somewhere along the line we take these truths on as our own.
We aren't arguing against the value of cultural wisdom or tradition in this article. We are simply pointing out some of the negative effects of not being taught to think critically and to determine what is important to us for ourselves.
Since we aren't taught how to determine what's most important to us, we easily become disconnected from an internal sense of our own values. This prevents us from discovering what is truly important to us, moment by moment in our daily lives - how to live our best life now.
And though we become experts at griping about our situations, we never become skilled at examining our underlying beliefs that keep us in these situations. We didn't learn to stop and ask, "What is important to me in this particular situation?" or, "What do I value here and what do I really want?"
But as young children we learned why we shouldn't ask for what we wanted. The looks and actions of th
Transfer taxes are excise taxes which are imposed when property is transferred to another person. The transfer can be during life (a gift) or on death (a bequest). The transfer taxes that most of us are familiar with are the gift tax and the estate tax.The gift tax is imposed each calendar year on the transfer of property by gift made during that calendar year. There are exclusions from gift tax in the amount equal to $12k per person per calendar year. The marital deduction excludes an unlimited amount to your spouse. Any outright gift or transfer to a spouse qualifies for the marital deduction. The property will be included in the spouse’s taxable estate and will be subject to tax when the spouse dies. Gifts made to qualified charities are also deductible. Payments of tuition and medical expenses are excluded as long as they are paid directly to the institution.There is also the unified credit against gift tax, which is $1 million (this credit takes into account all calendar years that gifts have been made).The gift tax rate is 45%.The estate tax is imposed on the transfer of the taxable estate of every decedent who is a citizen or resident of the U.S. The unified credit against estate tax is currently $2 million. The estate tax rate is 45%.The generation-skipping transfer tax is a tax which is imposed on transfers to individuals 2 or more generation below the transferor. This tax is in addition to the estate tax and the gift tax. The GST tax is a
And though we become experts at griping about our situations, we never become skilled at examining our underlying beliefs that keep us in these situations. We didn't learn to stop and ask, "What is important to me in this particular situation?" or, "What do I value here and what do I really want?"
But as young children we learned why we shouldn't ask for what we wanted. The looks and actions of those in authority clearly gave us the message that we were selfish for asking. Or we were openly told that asking was bad, wrong, or inappropriate in some way.
We've all heard these messages: money doesn't grow on trees, don't rock the boat, don't be selfish, there's not enough to go around, or you should just be thankful for what you have. There were any number of these messages that taught us we live in a world of scarcity, we can never get what we really want, and we better just be happy with what we can get. And we learned it can be risky to ask for more than you have.
The problem with settling for less than what we really want is that it can lead to a sense of confusion, frustration, and dissatisfaction, not only for the people who limit themselves, but also for the people in their life who live with their dissatisfaction, which brings us to the first practice.
~~ Connecting With Your Undiscovered Values ~~
We will make a rather bold assertion here: most of the internal distress people feel results from being disconnected from their most deeply held personal values, and then behaving in ways that are out of harmony with these values.
To see how this plays out we're going to use a fictional example. But to make it real for you, we ask that you use an area of your life, about which you are less than completely satisfied, and follow along.
You can pick any area: your relationship with your significant other, a child, boss, employee, or even the man at the shoe repair shop. Or it can be a situation such as your job, living arrangements, vehicle, or finances. As long as you are somewhat dissatisfied, anything like this will work.
How will you know if the area you pick will work? Because you'll remember saying something like, "It's not so bad," "It's more work to fix it than it is worth," "Its not perfect but it's good enough," "It wouldn't make a difference if I tried to fix it anyway," "If I tried to change this, it might get worse," or any other settle-for-less statement.
Okay, have you picked an area? As we go through our example, imagine how each piece of our example applies to your situation.
We've said that settling for what we think we can get, r
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